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What is it like to have Erectile Dysfunction?

Common symptoms	How bad it is	What people are taking for it
Severity Severe Moderate Mild None
Pain	8 (10%) patients experienced severe severity 21 (25%) patients experienced moderate severity 24 (29%) patients experienced mild severity 30 (36%) patients experienced no severity	Pregabalin, Ibuprofen, Meloxicam
Fatigue	16 (18%) patients experienced severe severity 28 (32%) patients experienced moderate severity 27 (31%) patients experienced mild severity 17 (19%) patients experienced no severity	Armodafinil, Modafinil, Vitamin D3 Prescription (cholecalciferol)
Depressed mood	3 (3%) patients experienced severe severity 26 (29%) patients experienced moderate severity 33 (37%) patients experienced mild severity 27 (30%) patients experienced no severity	Duloxetine, Bupropion, Escitalopram
Anxious mood	10 (12%) patients experienced severe severity 13 (15%) patients experienced moderate severity 30 (36%) patients experienced mild severity 31 (37%) patients experienced no severity	Lorazepam, Clonazepam, Alprazolam
Insomnia	10 (12%) patients experienced severe severity 21 (26%) patients experienced moderate severity 18 (22%) patients experienced mild severity 33 (40%) patients experienced no severity	Melatonin, Trazodone, Zolpidem

What do patients take to treat Erectile Dysfunction and its symptoms?

Treatments reported by members	Perceived effectiveness	Overall rating of side effects	# of Evaluations
Tadalafil (Cialis)	4 (67%) experienced major perceived effectiveness 2 (33%) experienced moderate perceived effectiveness 0 (0%) experienced slight perceived effectiveness 0 (0%) experienced no perceived effectiveness 0 (0%) could not tell	0 (0%) experienced severe side effects 1 (17%) experienced moderate side effects 1 (17%) experienced mild side effects 4 (67%) experienced no side effects	6

These charts show data from Erectile Dysfunction patients' latest treatment evaluations

Who has Erectile Dysfunction at PatientsLikeMe?

164 patients have this condition
7 New patients joined this month
55 say Erectile Dysfunction is their primary condition

<20	20s	30s	40s	50s	60s	70+
Current Age
0 patients	19 patients	21 patients	27 patients	50 patients	22 patients	8 patients

Distribution of females vs. males
Gender
4%	Females
96%	Males

Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom	# of patients	Proportion
0-19 years	4	4
20-29 years	17	17
30-39 years	9	9
40-49 years	22	22
50-59 years	14	14
60-69 years	6	6
70+ years	0	0

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status	# of patients	Proportion
Diagnosed	71	71
Not Diagnosed	30	30

These charts show data from Erectile Dysfunction patients who have completed their condition history

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Last updated: May 25, 2013